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Originally Posted by knc1
That is reversed. You need:
Tx to Rx
Rx to Tx
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Shame on me
I didn't find a manual with the PL2303 but I avoided that problem by making a
level shifter circuit. Now when I connect everything, boot up the Kindle and measure the voltage on the Kindle I get
Tx - GND: 1.8v
Rx - GND: 0.9v
The Rx-LED on the PL2303 flashes every so often.
After that I followed
this tutorial on how to set up minicom but where it says:
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When the kindle is starting you should see some output from your kindle startup in minicom console.
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I don't get anything on the minicom screen. I have set the correct device (on my machine it's also ttyUSB0 like in the tutorial), 115200 bps and no flow control. I have tried with and without external power supply (usb micro).